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It didn’t take long for freshman District 16 state senator Marty Harbin to forget about his constituencies here in Lamar and Pike County and sidle up to big government and governmental secrecy in a big way.

Though it arrived too late to present to the March term Lamar grand jury that is convened this week, Towaliga Circuit district attorney Richard Milam now has the GBI case file regarding a sexual battery charge lodged against Barnesville city councilman Sammie Shropshire.
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2 White Great Pyrenees Dogs. This is Russell. The female, Danny, is slightly smaller and with a little bit of grey mixed in on the ears and head.
They are roughly 2 years old. Last seen at Honeywood Farms at the corner of
Highway 18 & Piedmont Road.
Phone Pete at 773-383-5797
or the Honeywood Office
at 678-359-1257.

The Friends of the Old Jail Museum & Archives campaign has been launched to honor the years of volunteer work by Shanna English in preserving and presenting the history of Barnesville and Lamar County at the facility.
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Lamar and Pike counties are right along the rain-snow demarcation line for winter weather forecast for the area Wednesday.

Models are changing hourly and residents - particularly those who commute to Atlanta - should pay attention to changing forecasts.

WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE: As of 7:30 a.m., it still appears all local precipitation will be of the liquid only variety but the system bears watching. Southern Crescent Tech has closed all locations today as a precaution.
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